An American Pickle
“A story of self preservation”
ComedyDrama
An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.
VIBE
This film offers a genuinely heartwarming and quirky journey across a century, blending gentle humor with poignant reflections on heritage and belonging. It's a bittersweet exploration of cultural identity and the enduring, sometimes challenging, bonds of family, wrapped in a charmingly offbeat premise.
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